Jon Hurst
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President, @RetailersofMA; small biz advocate. #BuyInMA . Views are my own; retweets & likes not necessarily endorsements.
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Joined December 2009
Five Reasons Massachusetts May Be Headed Toward a European-Style Energy Affordability Crisis — and What We Can Do About It. A thread! Here we go … 1/x https://t.co/ODoJLDiSdZ
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#mabiz #mapoli A major reason for unaffordable healthcare costs in MA: Even when providers try to do the right thing on getting more efficient, healthcare unions, & many times politicians push back. Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses decry burn unit consolidation
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The nurses union says closing the Brigham's burn unit will squander years of experience by 150 nurses.
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Thief steals nearly $40,000 in cards from Mashpee game store #Smallbiz #mabiz
https://t.co/FGoohFTw4V via @BostonGlobe
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“It’s an awful thing to rob a store during Thanksgiving,” said Payman Ghorbani, an employee at Dark Water Games.
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Opinion | Mass. data privacy law would harm small businesses https://t.co/ehLxhRnJAj via @BostonGlobe
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Like many small, immigrant-owned businesses, our advertising budget is tiny. That makes data-powered digital advertising essential.
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The SEC does not have a single team with 6+ wins against bowl-eligible teams. The Big Ten has 4 (Ohio State, Indiana, Oregon, USC).
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Meet our member: In 1991, Kevin and David stood side by side in a kitchen, in the Berkshires, after honing their skills in celebrated venues in NYC. Their idea was simple: provide high quality, prepared food for people to bring back to their own homes. They are the original
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Marketplace cafes and catering in the berkshire since 1993. Serving New York.
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Join Mayor Michelle Wu and the @CityOfBoston for the 29th Annual Enchanted Trolley Tour this Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7! Learn more about the Mayor's Enchanted Trolley Tour at https://t.co/CALtUwkRTB
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Meet our member: Irresistibles opened its first store in Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace in 1977. Since then, the merchandise mix has evolved to a collection of well-designed and colorful women's clothing, jewelry, and accessories. Today, there are 11 Irresistibles stores along
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Meet our member: MOTU is an engineering-driven music technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They are passionately driven to create products that help you produce amazing music. MOTU’s award-winning hardware and software are used by top professionals every day on
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For the Ohio State didnt play anyone crowd...
Wins over bowl-eligible teams (top 30 teams in WarrenNolan + Duke): 7 - Ohio St 6 - JAMES MADISON, Oregon, Indiana, BYU, USC 5 - Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Alabama, Notre Dame, Texas Tech, Michigan, North Texas, Tulane, Virginia 4 - Georgia, Ole Miss, Miami, Vanderbilt, Arizona St,
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Shopping local means more than unique gifts — it’s an investment in your community. https://t.co/sIJrXPrnY6
#SmallBusinessSaturday
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Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday Even if you buy one item from a small business today, it matters. It ends the month on a high note for many shops and sets the tone for hopeful holiday season.
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I’m partnering with @GC_Relief for #MyCauseMyCleats to honor Persecuted Christians around the world. Many persecuted Christians have lost their lives, family members, their homes, some have lost everything. However, persecuted Christians continue to show perseverance and
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The QB & the protectors‼️ 1 Repost = 1 #ProBowlVote
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#mabiz #smallbiz #mapoli If premium payers had the choice to NOT purchase health plans covering outrageously priced name brand drugs, #BigPharma would never get away with this pricing abuse of consumers & taxpayers. Give premium payers the #righttochoose generic only plans.
💊💰📈 Pharma’s 2025 price hikes: One pharma manufacturer raised the price of a pediatric cancer drug by 9.9% to $19,047 a vial. The drug’s price has risen more than 80% since 2016. Learn more:
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Remarkably, a majority of the providers causing the unaffordable medical inflation so damaging to premium payers & #taxpayers, don't even pay taxes themselves. They just force both higher premiums & higher taxes. #mapoli #mabiz #smallbiz
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NRF | Thanksgiving Weekend Expected to Draw Largest Number of Shoppers on Record
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A record 186.9 million people are planning to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to a consumer survey released by NRF and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
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#BuyInMA #SmallBiz #MABiz Don't wait for #SmallBizSaturday to #ShopSmall! Shop like Jobs Depend on It, Cause They Do! Support your #MainStreets all season, all year!
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Important economic crisis article @ByJessBartlett . #mabiz #smallbiz #mapoli So why hasn't this been fixed? Follow the $'s of #BigHealthCare #BigPharma--both political contributions & lobbying. MA must choose one path or the other: Consumer choice & empowerment, or Provider
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Many employers’ premiums have risen by 10 percent or more, insurers and brokers say, straining families’ budgets.
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